Service difficulty report · Computer · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 4, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605506
Aircraft time
8,490 hours, 6,633 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
701700094812
Part serial
05026965
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
1,142 hours, 886 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 20,000 FT AT 220 KTS, THE PITCH ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE PFD. DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACFT PITCHING UP RAPIDLY. TRIM WAS ROLLED FULL FWD AT THE TIME. SLOWED ACFT & THE BACK FORCES DISAPPEARED BELOW 200 KTS. PITCH TRIM COULD NOT BE MOVED ANY FURTHER FWD DURING THE INCIDENT. IT APPEARED TO BE AT THE FWD STOP. TESTED PITCH SYSTEM USING MANUAL, ELECTRIC TRIM AND USING AUTOPILOT THUMBWHEEL AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. CHECKED FOR ERROR CODES FROM THE LAST THREE FLIGHTS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PITCH SYSTEM ERRORS. REMOVED & REPLACED IAC615. OPS CHECKS PERFORMED IAW MM 34-26-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. LOAD CURRENT NAV DATABASE AND AIRCRAFT DATABASE. CONFIGURED THE FMU'S TO MATCH THE CONFIGURATION OF THE FMU'S THAT WAS REMOVED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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